YouthPage8@AOL.COM wrote: > Well, after reading all the mail about 4ths and 5ths and 3rds and 6ths, I am > compromising. I am now starting to use the Coleman A to A temperament in > which you tune pivotal 3rds and then mostly 4ths and 5ths. I am having > trouble with this F-A approx. 7bps thing. I know a lot of aural tuners start > with this interval and I would be curious to know how you learned how to set > this interval. This is probably an extremely stupid question: Why > approximately? How do I know when to set it slightly slower than 7bps? Is > there a solid check to make sure that I have tuned this first interval > correctly? ..sure..easy!..just say: "From Chicago to New York" in the span of one second and *feel* the beats of this phrase in your head..Piece of Cake!..there is no easy way. Experience and practice. You'll know it when you hear it. God listen to me..a rookie advising a rookie! Phil
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